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CNN 2012-07-20

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CNN 2012-07-18

Thanks for joining us. Let's talk first about this controversy over when you left Bain Capital. I'll put one of the documents in question up on screen, their SEC filing stating that you were CEO at Bain Capital past 1999. When you say you left Bain t

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Duracell is perhaps the worlds best known make of batteries. The brand is owned by the multinational conglomerate Proctor and Gamble. Duracell was founded by scientist Samuel Ruben and entrepreneur Philip Rogers Mallory. They developed an alkaline te

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By Bill Gasperini Moscow 01 January 2006 Russia's natural gas monopoly Gazprom headquarters in Moscow, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006 Russia began the process of cutting off natural gas supplies to neighboring

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Most U.S. companies act swiftly and forcefully to root out discrimination based on race, sex, age, or appearance when they discover it. And there are good reasons to do so: intolerance on the job hurts morale and productivity. It's illegal under civ

VOA标准英语2008年-Ashura March Held in London

By Catherine Drew London 22 January 2008 This weekend saw millions of Muslims mark the day of Ashura around the world. In central London, about 3,000 Shi'a Muslimsgathered to commemorate the martyrdom of Hussain Ibn Ali, thegrandson of the Islamic pr

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By Challiss McDonough Nabatiyeh, Lebanon 30 January 2007 Shi'ite Muslims around the world Tuesday held ritual celebrations marking the holy day known as Ashura, which commemorates the death of Muhammad's grandson. The Shi'ite ceremonies in Lebanon f

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There is more political turmoil in Fiji after President Ratu Josefa Iloilo annulled the constitution, fired the judiciary and assumed all governing power in the South Pacific nation. Ratu Josefa Iloilo (2008 File) The elderly leader's motives are, h

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 November 2006 Troops in the semi-autonomous and secular region of Puntland in Somalia have reportedly been placed on full alert, after they failed to stop Somali Islamists from capturing a town Sunday near Galkaayo. ---- Pun

2006年VOA标准英语-Islamist Militias Face Widespread Opposition in

By Alisha Ryu Baidoa, Somalia 05 July 2006 When Islamic militias in Somalia seized the capital Mogadishu last month, many Somalis welcomed the Islamist's victory as the first step to possibly ending nearly 16 years of lawlessness. But as the leaders

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North Korea has announced new progress in its nuclear weapons development, drawing expressions of regret and concern from the United States and its regional partners. A senior U.S. envoy is in the region discussing a response. South Korea vowed a st

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By Rachel Smalley London 04 October 2009 The foot of a person suffering from elephantiasis More than 120 million people worldwide are infected with elephantiasis, and one billion more are at risk of contracting the debilitating and disfiguring ailme

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Over the past three months, TV news has shown the David Bain re-trial. This is his second trial. David has spent 13 years in prison for murdering five members of his family, his mother, father, two sisters and his brother in 1994. David Bain said tha

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